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VOL. NO. 7
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUNE 1, 1916.
NO. 50.
News of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for ths Convenience of the
Busy Readar.
William Canby, pioneer St. Paul real
estate denier, is dead.
Theodore Rohland, eighty-six years
old, a resident of St. Paul for nearly
fifty years, ls dead.
Edward Long, aged eighty, who had
lived in Minnesota sixty-two years, is
dead at White Bear.
By 612 to 17 Rochester voted In favor of a $175,000 bond issue for the
purchase of the city waterworks.
William McVeigh, aged seventy-
seven, pioneer business man of Minneapolis and a resident of that city
since 186(i, Is dead.
The Commercial club of Madelia has
started a movement for the erection
of a community building as an addition to the fire station.
Mayor Wallace G. Nye of Minneapolis has filed for renomination and
election to a third term. Nine candidates are now in the field.
Cracksmen blew the safe In the
postoffice at Winsted, wrecked the interior of tho building and escaped with
$100 in cash and $200 in stamps.
D. J. Sullivan, aged seventy-three,
a resident of St. Paul for fifty years
and yardmaster for the Great Northern railroad forty years, is dead.
M. G. Olson ^Of Montevideo sold
eighteen steers at South St. Paul for
$9.75 per 100 pounds. The price was
a record for beef at that market.
The worst flood ever known on the
Rainy river is inundating state lands
and threateneing several cities on the
boundary line between Minnesota and
Canada.
Rezin Nelson, a pioneer of Wilton
township, Waseca county, committed
suicide by shooting. He was seventy-
nine years of age and was a veteran
of the Civil war.
An electrical storm, accompanied by
a high wind, swept over the northwestern part of Rock county, demolishing barns and moving silos from
their foundations.
While attending her usual household duties Mrs. Nicholas Johnson of
Pelican Rapids was suddenly stricken
blind. Physicians have been unable
to relieve the trouble.
More than $50,000 will be spent on
good roads work in Clay county this
year by the individual townships,
aside from the amount to be spent by
the county and state.
John W. Olsen, state superintendent
of public instruction from 1901 to
1909, now in the land business in Minneapolis, has filed as a candidate for
the Mill City school board.
A score of street car passengers
barely escaped death or serious injury
at Duluth when a steam shovel struck
the car, tearing out the entire side
and smashing half the seats.
Swan lake, Nicollet county, famous
hunting resort, is to be drained into
Minnesota river, reclaiming 16,000
acres of land, which will be divided
among farmers owning abutting property.
At a special election Staples voted
$65,000 toward the erection of a new
high school building to take the place
of the one recently destroyed by fire.
The new structure will cost about
$90,000.
At a joint meeting of the Owatonna
Automobile club, the Owatonna Com
mercial chit) and the Owatonna 365-
Day Road club the Steele County Jefferson Highway association waa
formed.
Expenditures of $2S0,000 will be recommended to the next legislature by
the state board of control for new
buildings and improvements at the
state school for the feeble minded at
Faribault.
Walter W. Wilkins, lifelong Republican, veteran of the Civil war, for
forty-live years a resident of Becker
county and for fourteen years judge
of probate, is dead at Detroit, aged
seventy-three.
Mother Alexia Kerst, sixty years
old, superior of the Benedictine sisters
at Duluth and for many years in active work ln the Northwest, is dead at
Duluth. Mother Alexia was born in
St. Paul in 1856.
Ellen Martinson, defense witness in
the first trial of J. W. Bragdon. Minneapolis clubman, accused of offenses
l against young girls, has been indicted
by the Hennepin county grand jury
\ on a perjury charge.
W. T. Mi ison of Faribault has
* been elected colonel of the Second
regiment, Minnesota national guard,
to succeed Colonel John Buschers of
New I'lm. who leaves the guard after
thirty years of service.
Proi islation for deeding to
the state of Minnesota the unsurveyed
lniiils in Minnesota lakes and rivers
for forestry and park purposes has
been unfavorably reported upon by
Secretary of the Interior Lane.
Twelve Italians were coasting down
a grade or. the Great Northern on the
outskirts of Minneapolis on a handcar
when a train sldes\i [ped them. James
Calmantes vas killed and fire other
members of the party were hurt.
Efficiency Shown
By Burglars
In the Indian territory it is
not uncommon for burg-lars to
enter a building- and steal whiskey. And now burglars are beginning- to break into creameries
to steal butter. These burglars
show a high degrees of efficiency. They take a short cut to
the coveted article, without first
breaking into a kank to steal
the medium of exchange. There
are as yet no burglar alarms in
the creameries. With butterfat
at 40 cents a pound and with
still higher prices threatning in
certain seasons of the vear, the
time may not be far distant,
when a man can carry on his
person almost as much wealth
in the form of butter as in $20.00
gold-pieces.
Well Planted Corn
Needs Shallow Work
Meyer Convicted,
Read the Journal ads.
Vancouver, Wash., May 13.—"Guilty of murder in the second degree,"
was the verdict of the jury today in
the case against Charles A. Meyer, 27
years old, who shot and killed his uncle, John Kramer, 67 years old, Christmas night, in front of his home at
Hazehlell. Thc minimum penalty for
this crime is ten years. Sentence has
not been passed.
The case went to the jury at 10
o'clock last night, and at 11 o'clock,
not having come to a decision, they
retired. At 9 a. m. today the verdict
was reached. Meyer, when standing to
hear his fate, was perceptibly nervous,
lie said nothing and walked silently
back to his cell.
A party was held at the Peter Kramer home Christmas day while the
owner wns away visiting relatives and
considerable liquor was drunk.
Several young men had their sweethearts at the party during the afternoon and evening and all remained until the party broke up in a row when
Edward Kramer scuffled with Mrs.
Lillian Abbott, who went to the party
with Meyer.
Mrs. Abbott testified that Edward
Kramer had called her many vile
names and had attempted to stab her
and she fell certain hc was going to
kill her and would have done so h id
not Meyer come to her rescue with a
double-barrelled shotgun. Meyer first
shot Edward Kramer, liis cousin, in
the leg, and then shot John Kramer in
the head. Meyer alleged that Edward
had a knife and that .lohn Kramer
had a revolver and a club, and he shot
them in self defense.
Belie Prairie News.
John Schultz called on Emil Raatz
Saturday.
Mrs. Nick Holder was treated to a
pleasant surprise last Friday afternoon. The occasion was her birthday,
and about twenty of her friends celebrated the event. Several gifts were
tendered the host by the visitors and
refreshments wore served nt fie o.r-
■hision of the afternoon,
('has. Kohs was a county seat visitor Friday.
The Young People's society ol the
Lutheran church at Freedhem "as held
at the OttStafsoil Lome Saturday evening.
Joseph Kassier visited in Little Falls
over Sunday.
chas. Young was in this vicinity
Last week buying cattle.
A party was hold at the homo ot
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Carlson last Thursday and till those present enjoyed a
pleasant afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. lh.vis wore Pierz callers Thursday.
Anton Smith and wife departed last
lor a few week's visit with
Friends and relatives in Minneapolis,
St. l'eter and different points in .Missouri.
Several from this vicinity attended
the exercises at Little Falls on Memorial Pay.
Miss Ida Kohs is visiting with I'ierz
friends this week.
Owing to the frequont heavy rains
of late the roads have been in a bad
condition tor the last t'ow weeks and
almost Lnpassable in some places, especially for cars. 11. Weiland had the
misfortune ot' breaking some parts on
his Maxwell last week on the Brous-
seau grade, near Little Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Kmil Raatz and Mr.
\lrs. I'has. Kohs attended Services
in Little Falls Sunday.
Born to Mr, and Mrs.-.loe IVrosier,
a daughter.
Otto Diet.- ot' Little Falls and George
and Wm. Kohs motored to Belle Prai-
unday afternoon.
Shallow, early cultivation is needed
for corn that was planted in a thoroughly prepared seed bed. It is this
method that best kills the weeds and
prevents the formation of a crust, thus
keeping the moisture in the soil.
Corn cultivation is to kill weeds, to
maintain a favorable physical condition and to form a surface mulch to
keep moisture in the ground.
In a seed bed not thoroughly prepared before the corn was planted, or
in one packed by rain since, medium
deep cultivation either before the corn
is up, keeping the place by following
the planter marks, or as soon as tiie
rows can be seen, followed by a deep
and close cultivation each way by the
time the corn is four to six inches
high is a good practice. This is a substitute, in a way, for the preparation
of the seed bed before the planting
was done. It is, however, less effective
and more expensive than when done at
the proper time.
Shallow cultivation in a good seed
bed can be done well with a narrow-
shoveled cultivator or a light harrow,
the teeth of which slant backward. In
a field in which there are loose sods
that may prevent the young plants
from reaching the surface, the cultivator is to be preferred to thc harrow.
Harrowing corn after it is up always
reduces the stand somewhat, but iu
many cases it is a good method of saving labor. The harrowing should be
done on a bright afternoon when the
plants are somewhat wilted. They are
less easily broken then.
News From The
County Seat
J. L. Metcalf, living a few miles
east, of the city, sold his herd bull, a
fine ited Polled animal three years old
and weighing a ton, to P. A. Bain oi"
Swanville for use on his farm. The
bull is known as Lucky Boy and bears
the registered number 2-1,115. The
price received for the animal was ifoJoO.
The farm of Frank Pedley in Litth
Falls town, near Bice lake, has been
-obi to Joseph Kalilich of Walnut
Grove, Minn. He will take possession
after the first of the year and Mr. Pedley will probably move to the west.
The land is the west half of the north
west quarter of section 19. It was sold
through the .lohn Yoitin agency.
The city is profiting by the ordinance passed a few months ago by
which city prisoners can be compelled
to work on the streets. The past twr
months there have been an unusual
large number of drunk and disorder]
cases in municipal court and many of
them have been unable to pay tine
and have been sentenced to work
Municipal Judge F. W. Lyon has tig
ured that tlie city will have had lib
days' free street work from these prisoners at the end of this month. Most
of them are from the dry Indian treat-
country.
C. B. Buckman, who was slijjhtlv indisposed yesterday afternoon, is himself again today and personally greet
iiio; his friends who understood from
reports circulated late Thursday that
he was in a serious condition. Dr. J.
P. Shepherd of Minneapolis, who lias
been treating Mr. Buckman for nasal
trouble, returned to his homo this afternoon. Mr. Buckman will leave the
tirst of next week for a trip over the
district and will visit several points
!n the north end.
W. H. Matter, a blacksmith employed at Joseph Bastion's shop, shot himself through the palm of the right hand
Thursday evening with a revolver. He
had just shot a rat and was cleaning
the gun when it was discharged. The
wound is not serious, but he will not
he able to use the hand for some time.
Eastern Granife News.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Perkins and Mrs.
E. Perkins visited at the .lesse King
home Sunday.
The road crew is working on the
Rucker hill this week.
Boy Benton and A. ,1. Lee were
Lastrup callers Saturday.
Prank Perkins called on tialph King
Sunday.
Most of the people in this vicinity
attended the Ferguson sale.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Woods and sons
autoed to St. Cloud Sunday.
William Johnson has purchased a
new motorcyle.
Mr. and Mrs. doe Zeller called at
the G. K. King home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Langer are tlie
proud parents of a 12-pound boy.
M. E. Barnes visited the Pucker
school last week.
There was a dance at the Olson
Home Saturday evening.
A horse was sold at the mortgage forclosure sale last Saturday for the magniticient sum of
twenty rive cents.
Disappearing of
"Fire Bugs"
Says Hargadine
The crime of arson is rapidly disappearing in Minnesota.
This is due primarily to the growing unpopularity of this form of rais
ing money. It is too risky also, in
the opinion of Robert W. Hargadine.
state fire i tarshnl.
"A comparison of the number of
incendiary cases brought to the attention of this department so far this
vear, with the corresponding period
in 1915 shows a remarkable decrease,"
<aid Mr. Hargadine. "For many years
incendiaries were found in practically
every community. Some were purely
pyromaniacs, who started fires simply
through the insane desire to see something burning; others were fire-bugs
for profit. Of recent years this form
of realizing on insurance has been
fought vigorously by the state and lo-
■al authorities in all the states. Minnesota was no exception and the problem of eliminating arson from the list
if crimes committed in this state has
tlways been a difficult one to solve."
"Through the cooperation of the
leople generally, and the local officials
in particular, this department is ready
to go on record now as reporting that
Sres resulting from arson are being
materially reduced. Long prison sentences, the danger of discovery and
'he general desire of the people to
iid in stamping out this crime, have
'irought about the decrease in the
limber of fires attributed to arson."
Buckman Village
To have a Bank
John Vertin and George and Frank
Kiewel of Little Falls are interested
with some of the business men of
Buckman village in the opening of a
bank there in the very near future
and a name has already been reserved
for this bank and a charter applied
for. The Buckman bank will probably
be ready for business during the
month of July. The name of the bank
'ill be thc First State Bank of
Buckman.
County Ramblings.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schilling and
aniily of Fort Ripley called at the
home of H. H. Schneider Wednesday.
A crowd of the neighbors surprised
Mrs. A. Carson on Thursday, but the
fun was on them, as they came too
early.
Ben Compton and John Schultz were
-ittle Falls callers Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Compton have
ioen visiting at Swanville for a couple of days.
There was a surprise party on Mrs
N i k Holder Friday, it being her
'lirthday. Out-of-the-neighborhood eall-
TS were Mrs. Clins. Kof and daughtei
Ma. Otto and .lohn Furnian, Frank
Turman and family and all reported a
;ood time, especially those who called
in the evening.
Bonnie Compton called on Clara En-
■and one day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Holder were
Pierz callers Saturday.
The following were county seat call
ers Saturday: Andrew Knlund, H. H.
Yhneidcr, Mr. ami Mrs. Theo. Rych-
ier and Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Frank Win-
zenburg.
Mrs. Will Schultz is on the sick list.
3eems nearly everybody is Buffering
Mni colds this summer.
Arthur ami Walter Wiehin I. Mrs
Carman wieland and daughter Eleanor
and L. D. Gregerson were Saturday
•veiling callers at the home of H. H.
Schneider.
Mrs. Nick Hebler and Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Lorentzon and Mr. and Mrs.
ComptOIl and family, Mr. and Mrs.
lohn Schultz, Mrs. Baxter and son
Dannie, Ed, Powers. Qua Jensen and
Lottie Thomas of Little Falls and Ot-
lo and .lohn Furnian of Pierz. called at
he home of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Schultz.
Tille Olson called at the home of her
■ ■arents on Sunday.
Marie Chapin and Ida and George
Schneider called on Mr. ami M.-s. Louie
Schultz Sunday afternoon.
Arthur Schneider is working for
lohn Schilling of Fort Ripley.
Rain and cold weutlier is till we are
:oing to have this year, by the way it
'ooks so far.
Baseball Sunday.
The Pierz ballteatn will cross
bits with the Foley team on the
Pierz grounds Sunday afternoon
at 3 o clock. Foley beat Pierz
in a 4 to 1 game last Sunday at
Foley. It was a close game
and the local boys, after having
sized up the Foley bunch think
they can turn the trick on them.
A fast gatne is expected.
During the heavy storm last
night, lightning struck the Borgerding Lumber Co. buildings
at Browerville, doing consider*
able damage. The lire jumped
across to the Monnie Garage
and did much damage. Electric
light wires that were broken,
melted holes through the big
plate glass windows and did
numerous other freak aud spectacular stunts.
Sullivan News
Mrs. For«I and Mrs. C. K. Look visited at T. S. Look's last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. .1. Linnelian arrived
Wednesday, and will spend the sum
mer at Camp Linnehan.
Mrs. T. S. Look was a lake caller
Wednesday.
School clo>e,| in West Sullivan Friday, with a picnic at the lake, in tne
afternoon. Miss Mary Brunette, the
teacher, left for her home in Pierz the
same evening.
Lloyd Walmark strained ihe cords
in his neck quite badly Friday, while
throwing a stone. He was taken to
I'ierz for medical treatment. He is
getting along nicely at present.
T. S. Look and wife were Lastrup
allers Saturday.
Miss Marie Bollig of Pierz came u:
villi the st.age Saturday and returned
the same day.
• lessie and Annie Smith spent the
week-end with their sister. Mrs. Fran!
Sims.
Miss Maggie Adkins is visiting her
"ister, Mrs. Henry h'ieke, of Lastrup.
Walter \Vaf tinsmith, wife and children of May Lake, spent Sunday a
Peter Adkins.' Roil Adkins roturne,
vith them and will l,e employed on the
'Vaflinsniitii farm this summer.
The rain stopped the ball game Sin;
lay during the first inning and every
body went home. Wet? On, no, no:
at all.
Merle Look suffered a severe sprain
'd ankle while running from second
to third base, which will lay him up
ror some time.
Rucker was well represent* I at th(
ball game Sunday.
.1. .1. Linnehan and wife called at
Martin 's Sunday.
•lohn Rose,- and sons Henry, Joe and
"rank, of Huh. came up to the lake
■sundav and caught a few fish, but th.
rain drove them home early. Come
again. Better luck next time.
.lohn Bollig and sister Marie, came
Dp front Pierz on a motor cycle Sunday, and visited at the < \ K. Look
home until Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Van Kurren and
son visited with the Lynn family Sim
day.
I). V. Plant left for his home in
Long Lake. Monday, expecting to tak?
part in the .Memorial Day services, he
being an old soldier.
Peter Adkins and wife were Onamia
allers Monday.
Jim Adkins and sister Mary, were
lake callers Monday evening.
J. J. Linnehan had a flag raising at
'lis home Decoration Day, and now the
American flag floats over Camp Linne
han.
Mrs. Robt. Adkins called at Linne
ban's Tuesday.
Though it is •■ fact generally <-on-
eded by all, that in fishing for hearts.
our American young woman is unequalled in her use of the reel; a few
ire willing to admit that she succeeds
equally well when raiting for
inhabitants of the watery deep. Even
' e. so used to various exploits
the water, entertained the general belief just mentioned. We stand now.
however, a converted people, for no
longer may the skill of one young
woman, at least, be questioned, for astonished spectators beheld on Lake
Sullivan this week the Impoi
lade of a maiden, before entirely unused to the art of fishing, draw forth
from his place of sbode, with a firm
and steady hand, overcoming his natural tendency to again join those of
his own kind beneath the surface of
the sparkling water and shun foi
human society—the king of fishes'
Never, no not even on the battle K
here been won a more glorious
victory. Far from being elated, however, this youthful fisher woman openly expressed her chagrin, that she had
drawn—not as she had fondly ho|>ed—
a "nice" fish (i. e. pickerel1), hut only
an ordinary everyday 10-pound pike!
Painful Accident at Brainerd,
Irvine Chrysler, a butcher at the C.
W. Koering shop in 1' nerd,
was the victim of a painful and serious
aeeident While killing a calf the animal gave a kick, knocked the knife
from his hand and whirled it at his
head, slashing his cheek and penetrating the right eye. Sight is believe.)
to be gone. On Monday Mr. and Mrs.
Chrysler went to Rochester, where le
will receive treatment at the Mayo
hospital, doing everytl ing possible to
save the other eve.
Butter Taken From
Creamery Last
Saturday Night
Considerable excitement
pervaded our quiet village
Saturday evening at about
seven o'clock when two vagrants were put into the vil
lage basti le for burglary
They were caught in the
butterhanded. They entered
the Farmers creamery and
came out with nine pounds
of butter concealed under
tlieir coats.
C. A. Virnig's children,
who saw them come out reported at once to the village
police who put them under
arrest.
They came to town Saturday morning on tlieir way to
Rucker, yvIhmv they intended
to work on tlie state road.
They drank heavily all day,
and said later, looked only
for buttermilk to sober off
on.
But it seems that they
could not resist the tempting rich golden color of Minnesota's best butter.
They had a hearing before
Justice Sitziuann Monday
morning, who lined each $1
aud costs. Unable to pay
their tines, they were put to
work on the streets.
Automobile News.
Hear; G;iu brought three
Ford CATS from Minneapolis List
week.
Rev. Klein of Lastrup bought
a Ford touring car.
Henry Gau and John Hoht
went to Minneapolis to attend
tlie auto races. They will return with two new cars.
Henry Voelkel bought a Ford
touring- car. Although nearly
70 years old, Henry says hand-
liny a Ford is so simple that it
is easy lor him to use one.
SOUTH AGRAM
Math. Loehiner .md Dora BoheUel
l' Piers were i» this vielnity Sunday,
isiting friends.
All hud a g i time at the dance
held iii Pred Bporleinl new barn Saturday night.
Mrs. John Eidenshink i-allcd at tin'
i iday.
Miss Eva Hr u iii iii tr returned homi
nun Math. Schnurer'i Tni
ning, where she had been employed.
.1. .1. liriimmer will build an addition
ath. Behnnrer'i house this
Mrs. John Nagel and Mrs. Petal
rhommea visited at Math. Behnnrer'i
Thursday.
William Brummer called at John
Reding'a Sundav afternoi
Owing to the lateness of
the season and scarcity of
good seed,[some of onr farmers will plant no corn this
year.
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
'Vlieat, Xo. 1, $1.04
Wheat, No. 2 1.00
Wheat, No. 3...
Flax,
Rarley
Rye
Oats
Ear Corn
Hay 7.00
Butter, Creamery •- 3"
Dairy
Rggs lb
Flour.Royal
WhiteRose 3.10
Low grade flour 1.60
Kran 1.29
Shorts 1.30
i'racked Corn SO pounds 1.40
Ground Feed... 1.40
Beans 4.00
Onions 60
J. J. HILL
DIES AT
ST^PAUL
Empire Builder III
but Few Days.
OPERATION IS FUTILE
Death Due to Infection Caused
by Carbuncle.
St. Paul May 29.—James J. Hill,
railroad builder and financier and tho
best known man ln the Northwest,
died at 9:.'10 a. m. today.
Death followed an operation performed Saturday afternoon by Dr. W.
J. Mayo of Rochester to relieve conditions brought about by a carbuncle
and Incidental infection, from which
ailments Mr. Hill had suffered the last
ten days.
With Mr. Hill at tho time of his
death were his wife and most of the
other members of his family.
Mr. Hill would have been seventy-
eight years of age In B r and
althqugh his Illness and operation
were such that a younger person might
have recovered. I militated
against the shock of the operation ami
the extent of the infection.
Mr. Hill seemed to rally from thc
operation, but a few hours later Im
began to grow weaker. Stimulants
were used to no success antl finally
J. J. Hill's struggle for life was over.
ROOSEVELT ASSERTS
HYPHEN MUST GO
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Ma mine: I
"The Army and Navy l
pilgrims climbed Sagamore Hill to|
pledge their allegiance to Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and to bear him;
plead for real Americanism anil an;
army and navy that would for
preserve the peace and hit
the United States.
Of the 3,000 two-thirds came In
clal trains from New York, embracing|
ln their ranks men from overy walk;
of life.
It was to men like those and to oth|
ers born beyond tho seas that the
nel's reply to the speech of Richard
H. Hurd, spokesman for the pilgrims,I
was addressed.
Hurd, paraphrasln Lincoln, bad
Blared:
"This country cannot exist half
American, half hyphen."
To this the colonel gave his unqual-
fled assent. He said:
"I deeply ai I am
than deeply touched by the |
"We regard the hyphen as a bar sinister drawn across our national
of arms and we don't Inti
lt to remain there. To you both na
of this country and those horn ah:
and, above all, to you old n.it:
leans of old stock, you canm
to get loyalty from the Imm
the immigrant's children in.
make this country one to which a
proud man can be loyal."
FUND TO TREAT CONVICTS
National Prisons Committee Will Institute Scientific Study.
Ardsley, N. Y.. May 29. -A fut
taling $20,000 a year for five
beet gathered to Institute at
Sing prison, medical and
treatment for the prisoners, it wa
nounced at the annual meeting ol
national committee on prisons, at the:
country home of Adolph I>ewlshon.!
Mrs. Helen H. Jenkins, chairman of;
the committee on social hygiene, said;
tbe money will permit the treatment:
of all prisoners.
The committee on eugenics an-;
nounced lt has begun operations in CO-'
operation with tbe police depart
ln New York city.
WAITE IS WILLING TO DIE
Slayer of Fsther-in-Law Wants No'
Appeal Made.
New York. May 29.—A declaration
that ho wishes no appeal In his behalf
was made In his cell In tbe Tombs
by Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, convicted Saturday of the murder of his father inlaw. John E. Peck of Crand
Rapids.
"1 am willing to take tbe punishment for my ill deeds." he said, "and
the quicker that punishment
the better-
Read the Journa.

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VOL. NO. 7
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUNE 1, 1916.
NO. 50.
News of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GATHERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for ths Convenience of the
Busy Readar.
William Canby, pioneer St. Paul real
estate denier, is dead.
Theodore Rohland, eighty-six years
old, a resident of St. Paul for nearly
fifty years, ls dead.
Edward Long, aged eighty, who had
lived in Minnesota sixty-two years, is
dead at White Bear.
By 612 to 17 Rochester voted In favor of a $175,000 bond issue for the
purchase of the city waterworks.
William McVeigh, aged seventy-
seven, pioneer business man of Minneapolis and a resident of that city
since 186(i, Is dead.
The Commercial club of Madelia has
started a movement for the erection
of a community building as an addition to the fire station.
Mayor Wallace G. Nye of Minneapolis has filed for renomination and
election to a third term. Nine candidates are now in the field.
Cracksmen blew the safe In the
postoffice at Winsted, wrecked the interior of tho building and escaped with
$100 in cash and $200 in stamps.
D. J. Sullivan, aged seventy-three,
a resident of St. Paul for fifty years
and yardmaster for the Great Northern railroad forty years, is dead.
M. G. Olson ^Of Montevideo sold
eighteen steers at South St. Paul for
$9.75 per 100 pounds. The price was
a record for beef at that market.
The worst flood ever known on the
Rainy river is inundating state lands
and threateneing several cities on the
boundary line between Minnesota and
Canada.
Rezin Nelson, a pioneer of Wilton
township, Waseca county, committed
suicide by shooting. He was seventy-
nine years of age and was a veteran
of the Civil war.
An electrical storm, accompanied by
a high wind, swept over the northwestern part of Rock county, demolishing barns and moving silos from
their foundations.
While attending her usual household duties Mrs. Nicholas Johnson of
Pelican Rapids was suddenly stricken
blind. Physicians have been unable
to relieve the trouble.
More than $50,000 will be spent on
good roads work in Clay county this
year by the individual townships,
aside from the amount to be spent by
the county and state.
John W. Olsen, state superintendent
of public instruction from 1901 to
1909, now in the land business in Minneapolis, has filed as a candidate for
the Mill City school board.
A score of street car passengers
barely escaped death or serious injury
at Duluth when a steam shovel struck
the car, tearing out the entire side
and smashing half the seats.
Swan lake, Nicollet county, famous
hunting resort, is to be drained into
Minnesota river, reclaiming 16,000
acres of land, which will be divided
among farmers owning abutting property.
At a special election Staples voted
$65,000 toward the erection of a new
high school building to take the place
of the one recently destroyed by fire.
The new structure will cost about
$90,000.
At a joint meeting of the Owatonna
Automobile club, the Owatonna Com
mercial chit) and the Owatonna 365-
Day Road club the Steele County Jefferson Highway association waa
formed.
Expenditures of $2S0,000 will be recommended to the next legislature by
the state board of control for new
buildings and improvements at the
state school for the feeble minded at
Faribault.
Walter W. Wilkins, lifelong Republican, veteran of the Civil war, for
forty-live years a resident of Becker
county and for fourteen years judge
of probate, is dead at Detroit, aged
seventy-three.
Mother Alexia Kerst, sixty years
old, superior of the Benedictine sisters
at Duluth and for many years in active work ln the Northwest, is dead at
Duluth. Mother Alexia was born in
St. Paul in 1856.
Ellen Martinson, defense witness in
the first trial of J. W. Bragdon. Minneapolis clubman, accused of offenses
l against young girls, has been indicted
by the Hennepin county grand jury
\ on a perjury charge.
W. T. Mi ison of Faribault has
* been elected colonel of the Second
regiment, Minnesota national guard,
to succeed Colonel John Buschers of
New I'lm. who leaves the guard after
thirty years of service.
Proi islation for deeding to
the state of Minnesota the unsurveyed
lniiils in Minnesota lakes and rivers
for forestry and park purposes has
been unfavorably reported upon by
Secretary of the Interior Lane.
Twelve Italians were coasting down
a grade or. the Great Northern on the
outskirts of Minneapolis on a handcar
when a train sldes\i [ped them. James
Calmantes vas killed and fire other
members of the party were hurt.
Efficiency Shown
By Burglars
In the Indian territory it is
not uncommon for burg-lars to
enter a building- and steal whiskey. And now burglars are beginning- to break into creameries
to steal butter. These burglars
show a high degrees of efficiency. They take a short cut to
the coveted article, without first
breaking into a kank to steal
the medium of exchange. There
are as yet no burglar alarms in
the creameries. With butterfat
at 40 cents a pound and with
still higher prices threatning in
certain seasons of the vear, the
time may not be far distant,
when a man can carry on his
person almost as much wealth
in the form of butter as in $20.00
gold-pieces.
Well Planted Corn
Needs Shallow Work
Meyer Convicted,
Read the Journal ads.
Vancouver, Wash., May 13.—"Guilty of murder in the second degree,"
was the verdict of the jury today in
the case against Charles A. Meyer, 27
years old, who shot and killed his uncle, John Kramer, 67 years old, Christmas night, in front of his home at
Hazehlell. Thc minimum penalty for
this crime is ten years. Sentence has
not been passed.
The case went to the jury at 10
o'clock last night, and at 11 o'clock,
not having come to a decision, they
retired. At 9 a. m. today the verdict
was reached. Meyer, when standing to
hear his fate, was perceptibly nervous,
lie said nothing and walked silently
back to his cell.
A party was held at the Peter Kramer home Christmas day while the
owner wns away visiting relatives and
considerable liquor was drunk.
Several young men had their sweethearts at the party during the afternoon and evening and all remained until the party broke up in a row when
Edward Kramer scuffled with Mrs.
Lillian Abbott, who went to the party
with Meyer.
Mrs. Abbott testified that Edward
Kramer had called her many vile
names and had attempted to stab her
and she fell certain hc was going to
kill her and would have done so h id
not Meyer come to her rescue with a
double-barrelled shotgun. Meyer first
shot Edward Kramer, liis cousin, in
the leg, and then shot John Kramer in
the head. Meyer alleged that Edward
had a knife and that .lohn Kramer
had a revolver and a club, and he shot
them in self defense.
Belie Prairie News.
John Schultz called on Emil Raatz
Saturday.
Mrs. Nick Holder was treated to a
pleasant surprise last Friday afternoon. The occasion was her birthday,
and about twenty of her friends celebrated the event. Several gifts were
tendered the host by the visitors and
refreshments wore served nt fie o.r-
■hision of the afternoon,
('has. Kohs was a county seat visitor Friday.
The Young People's society ol the
Lutheran church at Freedhem "as held
at the OttStafsoil Lome Saturday evening.
Joseph Kassier visited in Little Falls
over Sunday.
chas. Young was in this vicinity
Last week buying cattle.
A party was hold at the homo ot
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Carlson last Thursday and till those present enjoyed a
pleasant afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. lh.vis wore Pierz callers Thursday.
Anton Smith and wife departed last
lor a few week's visit with
Friends and relatives in Minneapolis,
St. l'eter and different points in .Missouri.
Several from this vicinity attended
the exercises at Little Falls on Memorial Pay.
Miss Ida Kohs is visiting with I'ierz
friends this week.
Owing to the frequont heavy rains
of late the roads have been in a bad
condition tor the last t'ow weeks and
almost Lnpassable in some places, especially for cars. 11. Weiland had the
misfortune ot' breaking some parts on
his Maxwell last week on the Brous-
seau grade, near Little Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Kmil Raatz and Mr.
\lrs. I'has. Kohs attended Services
in Little Falls Sunday.
Born to Mr, and Mrs.-.loe IVrosier,
a daughter.
Otto Diet.- ot' Little Falls and George
and Wm. Kohs motored to Belle Prai-
unday afternoon.
Shallow, early cultivation is needed
for corn that was planted in a thoroughly prepared seed bed. It is this
method that best kills the weeds and
prevents the formation of a crust, thus
keeping the moisture in the soil.
Corn cultivation is to kill weeds, to
maintain a favorable physical condition and to form a surface mulch to
keep moisture in the ground.
In a seed bed not thoroughly prepared before the corn was planted, or
in one packed by rain since, medium
deep cultivation either before the corn
is up, keeping the place by following
the planter marks, or as soon as tiie
rows can be seen, followed by a deep
and close cultivation each way by the
time the corn is four to six inches
high is a good practice. This is a substitute, in a way, for the preparation
of the seed bed before the planting
was done. It is, however, less effective
and more expensive than when done at
the proper time.
Shallow cultivation in a good seed
bed can be done well with a narrow-
shoveled cultivator or a light harrow,
the teeth of which slant backward. In
a field in which there are loose sods
that may prevent the young plants
from reaching the surface, the cultivator is to be preferred to thc harrow.
Harrowing corn after it is up always
reduces the stand somewhat, but iu
many cases it is a good method of saving labor. The harrowing should be
done on a bright afternoon when the
plants are somewhat wilted. They are
less easily broken then.
News From The
County Seat
J. L. Metcalf, living a few miles
east, of the city, sold his herd bull, a
fine ited Polled animal three years old
and weighing a ton, to P. A. Bain oi"
Swanville for use on his farm. The
bull is known as Lucky Boy and bears
the registered number 2-1,115. The
price received for the animal was ifoJoO.
The farm of Frank Pedley in Litth
Falls town, near Bice lake, has been
-obi to Joseph Kalilich of Walnut
Grove, Minn. He will take possession
after the first of the year and Mr. Pedley will probably move to the west.
The land is the west half of the north
west quarter of section 19. It was sold
through the .lohn Yoitin agency.
The city is profiting by the ordinance passed a few months ago by
which city prisoners can be compelled
to work on the streets. The past twr
months there have been an unusual
large number of drunk and disorder]
cases in municipal court and many of
them have been unable to pay tine
and have been sentenced to work
Municipal Judge F. W. Lyon has tig
ured that tlie city will have had lib
days' free street work from these prisoners at the end of this month. Most
of them are from the dry Indian treat-
country.
C. B. Buckman, who was slijjhtlv indisposed yesterday afternoon, is himself again today and personally greet
iiio; his friends who understood from
reports circulated late Thursday that
he was in a serious condition. Dr. J.
P. Shepherd of Minneapolis, who lias
been treating Mr. Buckman for nasal
trouble, returned to his homo this afternoon. Mr. Buckman will leave the
tirst of next week for a trip over the
district and will visit several points
!n the north end.
W. H. Matter, a blacksmith employed at Joseph Bastion's shop, shot himself through the palm of the right hand
Thursday evening with a revolver. He
had just shot a rat and was cleaning
the gun when it was discharged. The
wound is not serious, but he will not
he able to use the hand for some time.
Eastern Granife News.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Perkins and Mrs.
E. Perkins visited at the .lesse King
home Sunday.
The road crew is working on the
Rucker hill this week.
Boy Benton and A. ,1. Lee were
Lastrup callers Saturday.
Prank Perkins called on tialph King
Sunday.
Most of the people in this vicinity
attended the Ferguson sale.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Woods and sons
autoed to St. Cloud Sunday.
William Johnson has purchased a
new motorcyle.
Mr. and Mrs. doe Zeller called at
the G. K. King home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Langer are tlie
proud parents of a 12-pound boy.
M. E. Barnes visited the Pucker
school last week.
There was a dance at the Olson
Home Saturday evening.
A horse was sold at the mortgage forclosure sale last Saturday for the magniticient sum of
twenty rive cents.
Disappearing of
"Fire Bugs"
Says Hargadine
The crime of arson is rapidly disappearing in Minnesota.
This is due primarily to the growing unpopularity of this form of rais
ing money. It is too risky also, in
the opinion of Robert W. Hargadine.
state fire i tarshnl.
"A comparison of the number of
incendiary cases brought to the attention of this department so far this
vear, with the corresponding period
in 1915 shows a remarkable decrease,"
e,| in West Sullivan Friday, with a picnic at the lake, in tne
afternoon. Miss Mary Brunette, the
teacher, left for her home in Pierz the
same evening.
Lloyd Walmark strained ihe cords
in his neck quite badly Friday, while
throwing a stone. He was taken to
I'ierz for medical treatment. He is
getting along nicely at present.
T. S. Look and wife were Lastrup
allers Saturday.
Miss Marie Bollig of Pierz came u:
villi the st.age Saturday and returned
the same day.
• lessie and Annie Smith spent the
week-end with their sister. Mrs. Fran!
Sims.
Miss Maggie Adkins is visiting her
"ister, Mrs. Henry h'ieke, of Lastrup.
Walter \Vaf tinsmith, wife and children of May Lake, spent Sunday a
Peter Adkins.' Roil Adkins roturne,
vith them and will l,e employed on the
'Vaflinsniitii farm this summer.
The rain stopped the ball game Sin;
lay during the first inning and every
body went home. Wet? On, no, no:
at all.
Merle Look suffered a severe sprain
'd ankle while running from second
to third base, which will lay him up
ror some time.
Rucker was well represent* I at th(
ball game Sunday.
.1. .1. Linnehan and wife called at
Martin 's Sunday.
•lohn Rose,- and sons Henry, Joe and
"rank, of Huh. came up to the lake
■sundav and caught a few fish, but th.
rain drove them home early. Come
again. Better luck next time.
.lohn Bollig and sister Marie, came
Dp front Pierz on a motor cycle Sunday, and visited at the < \ K. Look
home until Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Van Kurren and
son visited with the Lynn family Sim
day.
I). V. Plant left for his home in
Long Lake. Monday, expecting to tak?
part in the .Memorial Day services, he
being an old soldier.
Peter Adkins and wife were Onamia
allers Monday.
Jim Adkins and sister Mary, were
lake callers Monday evening.
J. J. Linnehan had a flag raising at
'lis home Decoration Day, and now the
American flag floats over Camp Linne
han.
Mrs. Robt. Adkins called at Linne
ban's Tuesday.
Though it is •■ fact generally ed—
a "nice" fish (i. e. pickerel1), hut only
an ordinary everyday 10-pound pike!
Painful Accident at Brainerd,
Irvine Chrysler, a butcher at the C.
W. Koering shop in 1' nerd,
was the victim of a painful and serious
aeeident While killing a calf the animal gave a kick, knocked the knife
from his hand and whirled it at his
head, slashing his cheek and penetrating the right eye. Sight is believe.)
to be gone. On Monday Mr. and Mrs.
Chrysler went to Rochester, where le
will receive treatment at the Mayo
hospital, doing everytl ing possible to
save the other eve.
Butter Taken From
Creamery Last
Saturday Night
Considerable excitement
pervaded our quiet village
Saturday evening at about
seven o'clock when two vagrants were put into the vil
lage basti le for burglary
They were caught in the
butterhanded. They entered
the Farmers creamery and
came out with nine pounds
of butter concealed under
tlieir coats.
C. A. Virnig's children,
who saw them come out reported at once to the village
police who put them under
arrest.
They came to town Saturday morning on tlieir way to
Rucker, yvIhmv they intended
to work on tlie state road.
They drank heavily all day,
and said later, looked only
for buttermilk to sober off
on.
But it seems that they
could not resist the tempting rich golden color of Minnesota's best butter.
They had a hearing before
Justice Sitziuann Monday
morning, who lined each $1
aud costs. Unable to pay
their tines, they were put to
work on the streets.
Automobile News.
Hear; G;iu brought three
Ford CATS from Minneapolis List
week.
Rev. Klein of Lastrup bought
a Ford touring car.
Henry Gau and John Hoht
went to Minneapolis to attend
tlie auto races. They will return with two new cars.
Henry Voelkel bought a Ford
touring- car. Although nearly
70 years old, Henry says hand-
liny a Ford is so simple that it
is easy lor him to use one.
SOUTH AGRAM
Math. Loehiner .md Dora BoheUel
l' Piers were i» this vielnity Sunday,
isiting friends.
All hud a g i time at the dance
held iii Pred Bporleinl new barn Saturday night.
Mrs. John Eidenshink i-allcd at tin'
i iday.
Miss Eva Hr u iii iii tr returned homi
nun Math. Schnurer'i Tni
ning, where she had been employed.
.1. .1. liriimmer will build an addition
ath. Behnnrer'i house this
Mrs. John Nagel and Mrs. Petal
rhommea visited at Math. Behnnrer'i
Thursday.
William Brummer called at John
Reding'a Sundav afternoi
Owing to the lateness of
the season and scarcity of
good seed,[some of onr farmers will plant no corn this
year.
Grain and Produce
Harket Report.
'Vlieat, Xo. 1, $1.04
Wheat, No. 2 1.00
Wheat, No. 3...
Flax,
Rarley
Rye
Oats
Ear Corn
Hay 7.00
Butter, Creamery •- 3"
Dairy
Rggs lb
Flour.Royal
WhiteRose 3.10
Low grade flour 1.60
Kran 1.29
Shorts 1.30
i'racked Corn SO pounds 1.40
Ground Feed... 1.40
Beans 4.00
Onions 60
J. J. HILL
DIES AT
ST^PAUL
Empire Builder III
but Few Days.
OPERATION IS FUTILE
Death Due to Infection Caused
by Carbuncle.
St. Paul May 29.—James J. Hill,
railroad builder and financier and tho
best known man ln the Northwest,
died at 9:.'10 a. m. today.
Death followed an operation performed Saturday afternoon by Dr. W.
J. Mayo of Rochester to relieve conditions brought about by a carbuncle
and Incidental infection, from which
ailments Mr. Hill had suffered the last
ten days.
With Mr. Hill at tho time of his
death were his wife and most of the
other members of his family.
Mr. Hill would have been seventy-
eight years of age In B r and
althqugh his Illness and operation
were such that a younger person might
have recovered. I militated
against the shock of the operation ami
the extent of the infection.
Mr. Hill seemed to rally from thc
operation, but a few hours later Im
began to grow weaker. Stimulants
were used to no success antl finally
J. J. Hill's struggle for life was over.
ROOSEVELT ASSERTS
HYPHEN MUST GO
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Ma mine: I
"The Army and Navy l
pilgrims climbed Sagamore Hill to|
pledge their allegiance to Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and to bear him;
plead for real Americanism anil an;
army and navy that would for
preserve the peace and hit
the United States.
Of the 3,000 two-thirds came In
clal trains from New York, embracing|
ln their ranks men from overy walk;
of life.
It was to men like those and to oth|
ers born beyond tho seas that the
nel's reply to the speech of Richard
H. Hurd, spokesman for the pilgrims,I
was addressed.
Hurd, paraphrasln Lincoln, bad
Blared:
"This country cannot exist half
American, half hyphen."
To this the colonel gave his unqual-
fled assent. He said:
"I deeply ai I am
than deeply touched by the |
"We regard the hyphen as a bar sinister drawn across our national
of arms and we don't Inti
lt to remain there. To you both na
of this country and those horn ah:
and, above all, to you old n.it:
leans of old stock, you canm
to get loyalty from the Imm
the immigrant's children in.
make this country one to which a
proud man can be loyal."
FUND TO TREAT CONVICTS
National Prisons Committee Will Institute Scientific Study.
Ardsley, N. Y.. May 29. -A fut
taling $20,000 a year for five
beet gathered to Institute at
Sing prison, medical and
treatment for the prisoners, it wa
nounced at the annual meeting ol
national committee on prisons, at the:
country home of Adolph I>ewlshon.!
Mrs. Helen H. Jenkins, chairman of;
the committee on social hygiene, said;
tbe money will permit the treatment:
of all prisoners.
The committee on eugenics an-;
nounced lt has begun operations in CO-'
operation with tbe police depart
ln New York city.
WAITE IS WILLING TO DIE
Slayer of Fsther-in-Law Wants No'
Appeal Made.
New York. May 29.—A declaration
that ho wishes no appeal In his behalf
was made In his cell In tbe Tombs
by Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, convicted Saturday of the murder of his father inlaw. John E. Peck of Crand
Rapids.
"1 am willing to take tbe punishment for my ill deeds." he said, "and
the quicker that punishment
the better-
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